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706-548-1115 1037 Baxter Street, Suite A Open Monday through Saturday COIN PURSES 458 E. CLAYTON ST. 706-543-4454 Mon-Sat 11-7 * Sun 12-6 WORLD’S REST £ I HELLC MAGNETS • JELLY BELLY >12035? -v-> i-T—r AIR FRESHENERS - PEZ • KEYCHAINS [incenseopiSying CARDS GOURMET CANDY WALLETS SHOWER CAPS • UMBRELLAS JOURNALS • STICKERS PATCHES AND MORE MEWELRY/ FOLDABLE TOTES SUPPLIES SHOP YOUR ATH OFF! EASTSIDE Monday - Ladies Night Half Price Wine Bottles, $3 Martinis Tuesday - Trivia Night at 8:30! Daily Beer Specials! Reserve the Moose Room for your next private party! TVs, private kitchen and restrooms! 1985 BARNETT SHOALS RD. • 706-208-0911 WESTSIDE Daily Drink Specials Happy Hour Mon-Fri 4-7 Tuesday - Trivia Night at 8:30! 2020 TIMOTHY ROAD • 706-549-7700 HARRIS ST. (campus) Daily Drink Specials Tuesday - Trivia Night at 8:30! Huge Porch and Hi-Def Big Screens! Reserve the Mooseyard for your next private party oetore the weather turns cold! Private bar, restrooms, staae and UGA scoreboard backdrop! 581. S. HARRIS ST. • 706-548-7803 SiackPole CWcrt/k, Twice tke Twn! Our writers and editorial staff are taking a break for the holidays, so were depending on you, the readers, to help write the last Flagpole of the year! We're accepting submissions in the following categories: ALL CATEGORIES must be set in ATHENS! * Photography * (Black & white or Color) • Anything in town that caught your eye • Funniest pet pictures • Anything “spotted” (with actual polka dots) for our Spotted in Athens section. * Short Fiction * (300-500 Words) • Let us know what the presidency of one of the GOP forerunners might be like after the 2012 election. • If the world ends in 2012, how will you spend your last year on Earth? • Anything satirical or generally ridiculous • Short Non-Fiction * (300-500 Words) • Let us know about your most memorable concert, art exhibit, event or performance from 2011. • Funniest overheard dialogue around town • Any romantic confessions or missed connections? • Graphic Story * * Comics * Submissions should be sent to / .« slackpole@flagpole.com or Flagpole (Attn: SlackPole) PO Box 1027 • Athens, GA 30603 THE CALENDAR! Wednesday. Nov. 30 continued from p 19 time ol year Special cask tappings as well as many large bottle stouts poured by the glass each night Nov 29-Dec 4 706-543-8997 ART: Tour at Two (Georgia Museum ot Art) Meet docents in the lobby for a tour ol highlights trom the perma nent collection. 2 p m FREE 1 www georgiamuseum.org PERFORMANCE: Happy People Comedy Fun Times (Flicker Theatre & Bar) Part Two Acoustic Boogaloo 8 30 p m $5 www tlick- ertheatreandbarcom PERFORMANCE: Greg Proops (Georgia Theatre) The acclaimed co median known lor his appearances on 'Whose Line Is It Anyway 7 ” headlines a one-night only show. Recent credits include "Ugly Betty” and “Flight ot the Conchords * Marshall Chiles opens 8 p m. $11 wwwgeorgiatheatre.com THEATRE: This Is What I Heard (UGA Fine Arts Building) An original play by The Justice Agents that illustrates a woman's path to homelessness and seeks audience participation to help her recover. 8 p m FREE' 678-525-8265 KIDSTUFF: Gingerbead House Workshop tOconee County Library) Teens will make gingerbread houses and decorate gingerbread cookie ornaments Ages 11-18 6-8 p.m FREE' 706-769-3950 KIDSTUFF: Storytime (Oconee County Library) Enjoy a morning jf stories, songs and crafts For kids ages 2-5 and their caregivers. 10 & 11a.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 KIDSTUFF: Toddler Storytime (ACC Library) For children ages 18 months to 5 years. Tuesdays & Wednesdays, 9:30 & 1030 am. FREE! 706-613-3650 KIDSTUFF: Wildcard Wednesday lor Teens (ACC Library) Up next: Victorian silhouette portraits! Make traditinal Victorian silhouette por traits with a not-so-Victorian digital camera and laser printer Fct ages 11-18 4 p.m. FREE' 706-613-3650 LECTURES & LIT.: APERO Af.icana Brown Bag Lecture (UGA Memorial Hall) “Alrican- American Men, Women and Marriage,” presented by Tera Hurt. Institute tor Behavioral Research. 12:15 pm. FREE! fsgiles@uga.edu LECTURES & LIT.: “Crimes Against Humanity: The Case of Zimbabwe” (UGA Dean Rusk Cenler) Speaker Peter Godwin, au thor ol The Fear. Robert Mugabe and the Martyrdom of Zimbabwe, was raised in Africa and practiced human rights law in Zimbabwe. Light lunch provided. 12:30 p.m. elliot@uga.edu LECTURES & LIT.: Genetics Seminar (UGA Coverdell Building, Room S175) ‘Chromosome Ends Gone Wrong: Deletions. Duplications and Translocations.' presented by Katie Rudd from Emory University School of Medicine. 4 p.m. FREE' whites@uga.edu GAMES: Sports Trivia (Beef O’ Brady's) Test your sports knowledge every Wednesday night 8:30 p.m. FREE' 706-850-1916 GAMES: Trivia (Blind Pig Tavern) Know it all 7 Wednesdays. 8 p.m (Baldwin Si location) 8:30 p.m (Broad St. locaiion) 706-548-3442 GAMES: Trivia (Copper Creek Brewing Company) Test your trivia chops for prizes' Every Wednesday. 3 p.m FREE' 706-546-1102 GAMES: Trivia Meilow Mushroom) r. .er Wednesday, Wednesdays. 8 p.m FREE'706-613-992 GAMES: Trivia Willys Mexicana Grill) Trivia with a DJ! Every Wednesday. 8-10 p m FREE' 706- 548-1920 GAMES: Trivia (Your Pie. 5 Points) Open your pie-hole for a chance to win' Every Wednesday 7:30 p m FREE! www yourpie com ' Advance Tickets Available Down the Line EVENTS: Downtown Parade of Lights 12/1 (Downtown Athens) Over 60 entries compete for prizes 7 p.m FREE! 706-613-3801. www accleisureservices com PERFORMANCE: Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Holiday Concert 12/1 (Madison-Morgan Cultural Cenler) See one of the world's finest orchestras in the intimacy of the MMCC's 395-seat historic auditorium 8 p m $25 (stu dents). $55. www mmcc-arts org EVENTS: Artist Shoppe 12/2 (OCAF) Featuring original works by 35 regional artists and craft persons. Dec. 2.5-9 p m Tuesday-Saturday, Dec 3-22.10 a m.-4 p m www, ocaJ.com EVENTS: OCAF 17th Annual Holiday Market 12/2 (OCAF) Featuring over 80 ot the region's top artists. Market includes pottery, paintings, fiber art. stained and fused glass, jewelry, sculpture, pho tography. woodwork and more. Dec. 2.5-9 p.m Dec. 3 & 5.10 a.m.-5 p m. $3 www.ocat.com THEATRE: Overnight Christmas 12/2 (Morton Theatre) Broadway- style production about Christmas traditions around the world. Dec. 2 & 3.8-10.7:30 p.m. Dec. 4 & 11. 2:30 pm. $8-$15. www.mortonthe- atre.com ART: Athens Indie Craftstravaganzaa 12/3 (Ben's Bikes) Annual handmade market featuring 75+ quirky and innova tive artists/crafters. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. FREE! www at hens i nd iecrattstra va- ganzaa.com ART: Bendzunas Glass Holiday Open House 12/3 (Bendzunas Glass. Comer, GA) Local arts and crafts, a blown-glass prize drawing, live music and live glassblowing demonstrations. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE! 706-783-5869 EVENTS: 26th Annual Sleighbell 5K Run/Walk 12/3 (Sandy Creek Park) Benefits the American Red Cross. Awards by Happy Valley Pottery. Registration: 7:30 am. (reg istration). 8:30 am. $18 (adv.), $23. $60 (family cost for pre-registrants). 706-353-1645. www.eastgeorgia. redcross.org, www.aclive.com EVENTS: Bigger Vision Holiday Fashion Show 12/3 (Georgia Theatre) A runway show with the newest holiday apparel, hors d'eouvres. a performance by DanceFX concert dance company and fabulous door prizes to benefit the homeless shelter. 11 a m. $25 (student). $35. www georgiatheatre. com EVENTS: Open House Pottery Sale 12/3 (Farmington Pottery) Dinnerware kitchen and tableware, individual pieces and a selection of garden pots will be for sale. Also, herbal soaps ana lotions 9 a m -5 p m 706-769-8100 PERFORMANCE: A Taste of the Holiday Season 12/3 (East Athens Educational Dance Center. 390 McKinley Dr) Christmas dance show 1 & / p m $10-12 706- 613-3624 EVENTS: State Botanical Garden Holiday Open House 12/4 (Stale Botanical Garden of Georgia) Featuring live music from the Georgia Children's Chorus, puppet 20 FLAGPOLE.COM • NOVEMBER 23, 2011
